1/ QUICK TAKE - Russia’s Dmitry Rogozin (former head of Roskosmos and self-styled mil-tech volunteer) sounds impressed and concerned with Ukrainian drones: “They fly in entire squadrons consisting of pairs of heavy Baba Yaga attack UAVs - each drone carries up to 6 munitions and is extremely dangerous.”
2/ “An FPV is flying next to "Baba Yaga", but it is not a kamikaze drone, but a reusable one. This type of drone is capable of diving onto a target and dropping ammo on it - like an unmanned Junkers bomber.”
3/ “It is not difficult to distinguish them from each other - “Baba Yaga” is massive and FPVs are nimble and faster. Their mode of operation is different, their battery discharges faster, and if the drone returns to base, another FPV immediately takes its place.”
4/ “Therefore, the “carousel” of drones that I observed above me was not at all chaotic. Quite the opposite - Ukrainian proven tactics are obvious, determined by the operating life of the drones and their role and purpose. And on the sides of this trio of killers are their accomplices, DJI drones, that conduct additional reconnaissance.”
5/ “Naturally, they are all equipped with high-quality thermal imaging cameras. They fly like this along all the front-line roads, comb forest belts, identify new situations and objects, hover over them, study them and, if they confirm that the target is worth it, drop ammunition on it.”
6/ “When a ZU-23 anti aircraft gun began firing on drones a few kilometers away from us, all the Ukrainian drone groups interrupted their flight and immediately moved towards the detected target, methodically destroying it.” t.me/rogozin_do/5665
7/ “Now Ukrainian strike drones can fly 15-17 km deep from the frontlines.”
8/ “If at least three of our servicemen are detected in a group, Ukrainians report to their HQ, and a command is immediately given to strike the coordinates with at least two cluster shells. A fixed-wing drone is circling above all this unruly horde of enemy drones…”
9/ “… - a reconnaissance drone. It coordinates a UAV squadron or even several enemy drone squadrons, ensuring their complete and undivided air supremacy. This is scary s**t…”
10/ This is not the first time Russians were afraid of Ukraine’s Baba Yaga drones - Russian forces still have no equivalent to that versatile UAV. forbes.com/sites/davidaxe…
11/ And Russians are studying Ukrainian drone tactics very closely in the hopes of mirror-imaging such concepts with their own UAVs.
12/ Finally, Rogozin’s lament points to a relative lack of Russian EW and CUAS to deal with these Ukrainian drones.
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